At Last, Mariska Hargitay Finds Order, Not Just Law

At Last, Mariska Hargitay Finds Order, Not Just Law

For anyone who merely knows Mariska Hargitay through the lens of the tough-as-nails and resilient detective Olivia Benson she has portrayed on LAW AND ORDER: SVU for more than a quarter-century, the self-reflective journey she takes us on in the documentary MY MOM JAYNE, released this weekend on(HBO!) MAX, can be a bit jarring.  With … Read more

Mazel Tov, “Nerd” and “Puta”

Mazel Tov, “Nerd” and “Puta”

So in yet another June wedding Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are finally a legally bound couple.  Whee.  I guess my invitation got lost in the mail.  Just as well; I know I couldn’t have afforded the airfare and judging by what my bank account statement is displaying at the moment (a mere ten digits … Read more

Show’s Over.

Show’s Over.

Gotta hand it to the marketing mavens at what’s left of Paramount Global.  When they make a mistake, they admit it.  Well, eventually. Pretty much every site dedicated to streamers was abuzz earlier this week with the news of yet another rebranding, including the relatively respectful Charles Pulliam-Moore of THE VERGE: This week Paramount informed … Read more

If He Can Make It There, Can He Make It Anywhere?

If He Can Make It There, Can He Make It Anywhere?

It’s already been a hellish summer in New York City by any standard.  They’ve been in the middle of an oppressive heat wave that has temperatures and humidity well into the nineties, and both the Mets and Yankees have been in extended slumps; the Mets’ already costing them first place.  And that’s on top of … Read more

A Bridge Over Troubled Walters

A Bridge Over Troubled Walters

I’m in the demographic sweet spot that was undoubtedly going to click on TELL ME EVERYTHING, the Hulu documentary about the life and career of Barbara Walters that the platform dropped yesterday.   You’ve undoubtedly heard of her given the breadth of her storied career, a six decade juggernaut where she was ever-present in both daytime … Read more

What And Whatnot To Do To Succeed

What And Whatnot To Do To Succeed

I’m a fervent believer that the eye test and the “I” test should supercede any and all written articles or testimonies on just about any subject.  What I’ve experienced personally shapes my opinions first and foremost; short of that, if two or more otherwise disconnected people who have had their own personal experience with someone … Read more

Do You Even Bother To Unpack?

Do You Even Bother To Unpack?

Yep, it’s definitely not the busiest time of year in the media world.  Awards season deadlines have come and gone, upfronts and screenings have been held and the ensuing negotiations that come from them are still nascent.  We’re only just now starting to see even summer schedules released, and the bigger theatrical gambits might be … Read more